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In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media 06/05/2024 12:14am • It's dangerous. It's addictive. Get off your phone. Kids constantly hear about the downsides of social media from the adults in their lives, often in the form of dire warnings and commands. But these adults did not grow up with social media themselves. They didn't get a phone handed to them as tod Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series 06/04/2024 10:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they've settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service's miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five As Gaza hostage crisis drags on for Israel, here's what we know 06/04/2024 08:28pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel's announcement that four more hostages died in Hamas captivity, including three men in their 80s, stoked fears that time is running out for captives in Gaza who are still alive. It set off protests across Israel calling for an immediate cease-fire deal that would secure the Washington parental rights law criticized as a 'forced outing' measure is allowed to take effect 06/04/2024 08:15pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a ���forced outing��� measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it. The civil liberties groups, school district, yo 15 Companies That Help Pay Off Student Loans 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Whether you have a shiny new degree coming or one already hanging on the wall, it's possible you went into significant debt to earn it. In 2022, 61% of college graduates had taken on student debt, and the average student loan balance for those borrowers was $29,417, according to U.S. News data. If y How to Make Friends as an Adult 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Whether you've just moved to a new city, changed relationship status or are bogged down with work, it can be hard to make new friends as an adult. Unlike being in school or college, where you were surrounded by peers of similar ages and interests, finding friends and maintaining those connections as How Much Should You Give for a Graduation Gift? 06/04/2024 08:00pm • Giving money, items or experiences to a loved one who has reached an educational milestone is a long-standing tradition in the United States. A National Retail Federation's 2024 graduation spending survey found that 34% of respondents will be buying a gift for a high school or college graduate this How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work 06/04/2024 07:10pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold that he deems excessive. The measure takes effect immediately because the new policy is triggered when arrests for illegal entry reach 2,500. New York considers regulating what children see in social media feeds 06/04/2024 06:58pm • New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts curated by a platform's algorithm, a move to rein in feeds that critics argue keep young users glued to their screens. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul an Vikings look to Justin Jefferson for even greater leadership role now that his new deal is done 06/04/2024 06:39pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) ��� The wide receiver position in the NFL has been home over the years to some of the most dynamic yet moody superstars in the sport. Justin Jefferson was voted a team captain for his age-24 season by his Minnesota Vikings teammates. For all the accomplishments on the field that ea The Latest | Slovenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and new fighting flares in central Gaza 06/04/2024 06:32pm • Slovenia is the latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state. The country���s parliament voted Tuesday in support of the move, following in the recent steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway. Slovenia's prime minister has said he sped up efforts to recognize a State of Palestine in reaction Police ID woman killed after stolen SUV crashes into DC building; suspect charged with murder, kidnapping, carjacking 06/04/2024 05:01pm • A woman is facing charges after police say she carjacked an SUV with a passenger inside from in front of a D.C. hospital and then crashed into a building Monday afternoon. The 55-year-old passenger, Leslie Marie Gaines, of Northeast D.C., died following the incident, police said. The suspect, Documents: Rockville elementary school principal caught on video stomping on student's foot 06/04/2024 05:01pm • A Rockville, Maryland, elementary school principal has turned himself in on assault charges after authorities say he was caught on video stomping on a student's foot. Ritchie Park Elementary School Principal Andrew Winter, 54, is facing a charge of second-degree assault. The alleged assault ha Iowa will pay $3.5 million to family of student who drowned in rowing accident 06/04/2024 04:35pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� Iowa officials agreed Tuesday to pay $3.5 million in a settlement agreement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned after a school crew club boat capsized in cold, rough waters. The State Appeal Board approved the terms of the agreement between Iowa Baltimore Sun managing editor to retire months after the paper was sold 06/04/2024 03:46pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� The Baltimore Sun���s longtime managing editor is retiring and will soon be replaced by another newsroom veteran ��� the first major staffing shakeup since the newspaper was sold to media mogul David D. Smith and his partner, conservative commentator Armstrong Williams, earlier th